Chapter 551: My Question Is Hard to Answer?

551. Chapter 551: My Question Is Hard to Answer?

He didn't wait for the Empress to speak.

Shi Lin continued, "Why are you so wicked, swapping another's child because you can't bear a son yourself? It's not easy for others to endure months of pregnancy, is it?"

Moon Consort's tears suddenly welled up.

She thought of all that had happened before.

Moon Consort decided to make it clear: "Your Majesty…"

Third Prince's complexion changed instantly: "Moon Consort…"

What is he so nervous about?

Moon Consort felt he had even more problems.

She, tears streaming, said: "Your Majesty, I deceived you. When I was pregnant before, everything was fine; aside from the child being a bit small, there were no other issues. On the day of delivery, I clearly heard the baby crying, yet they claimed I gave birth to a stillborn. I was extremely agitated then, and soon fainted. But I had no evidence, and I was in the cold palace; what could I do? After being sent out of the cold palace, I investigated this matter, yet still found nothing…"

Third Prince's hand clenched instantly.

He thought about what was happening.

He even has the heart to strangle Shi Lin to death.

He was never favored by his own father, the Emperor; now with this move, does he have any chance of rising?

The Emperor, with a composed face, ordered someone to summon Zhang Imperial Doctor, who had originally taken the Empress's pulse.

Zhang Imperial Doctor, still unaware of the situation, entered from outside and saw everyone gathered here; the Emperor's expression was extremely grim, and his heart gave a sudden thump—what had happened?

He had just knelt and offered his salute.

The Emperor's gaze turned to him: "Zhang Imperial Doctor, what was the Empress's pulse like when she was carrying the Third Prince?"

Zhang Imperial Doctor's expression froze.

He wanted to see the Empress.

The Emperor said gravely, "My question is hard to answer?"

Fool!

The Empress couldn't help cursing Zhang Imperial Doctor in her heart.

Zhang Imperial Doctor stammered, "Your Majesty, when the Empress was carrying the Third Prince, her pulse was quite good, so from the third month onward we basically confirmed that the Empress was bearing a prince."

His words had just finished.

Shi Lin gave him a withering glance and said, "You have such nerve, still spouting nonsense at this point. If that's the case, why isn't the Third Prince the Emperor's child?"

What!

The Third Prince isn't the Empress's child?

Zhang Imperial Doctor also knew about the child swapping; subconsciously he glanced at Moon Consort.

It touched the Emperor's face, cold as ice.

Zhang Imperial Doctor was at a loss for words for a moment.

The Empress lost composure and shouted, "Your Majesty, don't you understand how I feel about you? How could I have done such a thing? Someone must have deliberately framed me."

She was unwilling to accept it and demanded another test.

The Emperor agreed.

However.

The result came out the same.

The Empress was stunned.

Moon Consort was seething with hatred.

She believed the Empress used her dead child to swap away her living child.

She thought that, lest her own child later contend for the throne with her son, the Empress killed her child, or perhaps sent her out of the palace.

Moon Consort, crying, demanded, "Empress, where is my child, where is my child? Why are you treating me this way? As a mother, how can you be so cruel!"

Bastard.

If I'd known she could rise again.

I would have had someone kill her on the day she gave birth.

Unfortunately.

I didn't know beforehand.

The Empress, irritated, shouted, "Moon Consort, what nonsense are you spouting? Your child died long ago; what does that have to do with me? Stop clawing at me here."

Moon Consort, her eyes reddened with anger, said, "How could my child, who was fine, die so suddenly? If it truly died, it must have been you who killed it!"